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their sweet chili sauce--i use it to make a stir-fry with chicken and vegetables. it's fantastic!

Getting strong enough to do a pull-up is one of my goals for this year. I found this article on Pullups for Total Beginners and I think this is the method I will use to get there: http://scoobysworkshop.com/pullups-for-total-beginners/

For a sauce recommendation: Trader Joe's sweet chili sauce. It's got the whole sweet & spicy thing going on, and it's DELICIOUS. I love to do a stir-fry with that sauce, chicken, broccoli, bell peppers, onion, carrots & edamame served over quinoa. Yum! For spices: I use original Mrs Dash in a lot of my cooking--but there…

One week into Power 90. Yesterday was my rest day. Today should be cardio, But it's looking a lot more like rest day #2 ????

Old Navy compression (capris or full-length, depending on weather) are my favorites. i wish i didn't love them so much because i truly despise shopping there, but i can't help it. Damn you, store that i hate, for making pants that i love! *rage fist*

the 100 rep squat challenge (saw they posted a second version of this--haven't checked that out yet), and the upper body strength workout with cardio intervals. i seriously just pulled up the bodyweight cardio calorie blaster video the other night, trying to plan a cardio workout for the following morning--but ended up…

WOW! 90 lb deadlift is super impressive! i just peaked ahead at the stage 2 workouts, and they look pretty scary at this point. i'm a bit sore from yesterday's workout, but looking forward to trying my first 1B workout tomorrow. i'll just try and do my best with stage 1 before i go worrying about stage 2!

hi everyone--my name is Amanda and i just did my very first NROL4W workout this morning! i'm usually a cardio nut--i really enjoy running 5k races--but i've been trying to incorporate some strength training into my routine. i always stayed on the cardio side of the gym until this week, too nervous to even explore the…

This is ingenious. An innovative way to incorporate more activity into an otherwise sedentary job. Bravo, sir!

my recommendation would be to watch your pace, especially in the beginning of your race. i just ran my first 10k about three weeks ago. ran the first mile and half chatting with a friend who signed up for the race with me. he's much faster than i am, but i figured since we were talking we weren't going that fast. i was…

i will try this--thanks for the tip! :flowerforyou:

i'm 5'3" and MFP calculated my calorie goal at 1,460 to lose .5 lb per week. however, i used the calculator at scoobysworkshop.com and they say that my TDEE minus 20% would be 1,793 calories per day. i am nervous about increasing my calorie intake so drastically, but i've been stuck for weeks and got nothing left to…

i tell people all the time that being persistent and being consistent definitely pays off. you are absolutely living proof of that--congrats!!

fitnessblender.com--tons of free workout videos, various categories & difficulty levels. this is my favorite kettlebell workout: http://www.fitnessblender.com/v/workout-detail/Beginner-Kettlebell-Workout-Kells-Kettlebells-Routine/a7/ but definitely check out their website--they have lots of workouts to choose from, all for…

i just hit my 50 lbs lost mark TODAY! i started at 201 in mid-july, so it has taken me ten months. but i've taken some time off from weight loss mode here and there--like the week of christmas and pretty much the whole month of april (was nursing an injury and also trying to complete many papers and such as i was finishing…

i LOVE runkeeper! and i had no idea you could edit the wavering on the maps, so i will need to check this option out on my next run. thanks for the tip!

last salad i made was a spinach salad with onion, orange bell pepper, roasted sunflower kernels (i prefer unsalted), and dried cranberries. added 2 tbsp shredded cheddar cheese and catalina dressing. yum!

i like the slogan on my ticker. i am not a fast runner but am proud of the fact that i get out there and do what i can, so this saying kind of summed that up for me.

i've been really, really into Apocalyptica. i've created Apocalyptica stations on pandora and iheartradio and have since been turned on to some other bands i never would've heard otherwise like Within Temptation, Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Epica, Stratovarius, Iced Earth, Fates Warning. check some of them out!

russell stover strawberry cream egg! it's my favorite easter candy, and i'm so sad i'll have to wait until next year to have another one :brokenheart:

woo hoo!! cheers to you, sir :drinker: way to go on your accomplishment. keep up the great work!

i personally wouldn't recommend runtastic. i tried it for awhile & didn't find it very useful. now i use runkeeper, and i think it's totally awesome. and while i don't have any personal experience with endomondo myself, i've heard good things about that one. unfortunately i can't use it because i have an ipod touch & the…

excellent progress, sir! keep up the great work! :drinker:

my first 5k was on 9/8/2012, ran it in 39:27. my subsequent race times have been as follows: 10/13/2012 run in 39:03 10/27/2012 run in 39:58 (was ill the day before & not used to the hilly course) 11/24/2012 run in 36:12 1/1/2013 run in 37:17 2/9/2013 run in 34:39 <-- new PR! i try really hard to run a 5k race…

omg, i am DYING laughing at this! I can't compete with this, so i won't even try. but here's one mile from me! :flowerforyou:

i also do not stretch before my runs. i do a warm up walk of 5 - 10 mins, then run, then cool down walk of usually 10 mins, followed by stretching. i stretch quads, calves, hamstrings, and also do some knee-strengthening exercises. i really should incorporate some IT band stretches as well, but that is a work in progress.

my motivation was primarily my checkbook. i wanted to start exercising regularly, but did not want to fork out $30 or more per month to join a gym. heard about couch-to-5k and decided to invest in some good running shoes & give it a shot. i stopped the first time thru around week 3 or 4. picked it up again a few months…

Blueberry Almond Oatmeal 1/2 c. old fashioned oatmeal 1 tablespoon almond butter 1/2 fresh squeezed orange (or about 2-3 tablespoons fresh orange juice) 1/4 c. blueberries 1 tablespoon agave nectar dash or two of cinnamon (optional) Directions: Prepare 1/2 c. old fashioned oatmeal (or 1/4 cup steel cut oats) with water as…

THIS!! i usually buy the cheese made with 2% milk, and be sure to measure out a reasonable portion. for example, tonight's dinner was a bowl of homemade chili, topped with exactly 2 tablespoons of the 2% milk shredded cheese (40 cals) and 1 tablespoon of reduced fat sour cream (23 cals). TOTALLY worth it to me. long live…